How to see it
HIP 68598 has a visual magnitude of about 9.49: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 68598: right ascension 14h 2m 32s, declination −52° 38′ 43″ (J2000), in the region of the Centaurus constellation (IAU figure Cen).
Catalog context
HIP 68598. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 68598, HD 122308, Gaia DR3 6089290935894549504. In the SkyKeepsake Centaurus (Cen) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 6089290935894549504
- HIP
- 68598
- HD
- 122308
- gaia_dr3
- 6089290935894549504
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 6089290935894549504
- HD 122308
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 9.49